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A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…
A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture in two parts : part the first containing LXXIV sermons : part the second containing LXXVI sermons : with an alphabetical table to the whole / by ... Thomas Manton ...
London: printed by J. D., 1693
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1. It purgeth the Heart from Lusts, and the Filthiness of Sin; 1 John 3.3. Every Man that hath this Hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure. How doth this Hope make him purify himself? Thus; the things we look for are all holy and pure; it is a great part of our Portion in Heaven, to be freed from Sin, to be Consorts of the immaculate Lamb: Now the Soul will say thus, Do I look upon this as my Happiness? Do I hope to be like Christ hereafter, and be freed from the Burden of Corruption, and can indulge and allow these Lusts in my Heart? A Man hopes for nothing de futuro, which he would not presently compass, were it in his Power. We do not look for a sensual Paradise, but for a pure and blissful Estate, that is made up of Sinlessness and Purity; and therefore whoever hath set his Heart upon the Hopes of Christianity, the Vision of God, and Fruition of Christ, he must needs begin here, especially since God hath required Preparation: here we are to be made meet, seasoned and qualified, to accomplish the Months of our Purification, to prepare our selves more and more for these glorious Hopes.
1. It purgeth the Heart from Lusts, and the Filthiness of Sin; 1 Iohn 3.3. Every Man that hath this Hope in him, purifieth himself even as he is pure. How doth this Hope make him purify himself? Thus; the things we look for are all holy and pure; it is a great part of our Portion in Heaven, to be freed from Sin, to be Consorts of the immaculate Lamb: Now the Soul will say thus, Do I look upon this as my Happiness? Do I hope to be like Christ hereafter, and be freed from the Burden of Corruption, and can indulge and allow these Lusts in my Heart? A Man hopes for nothing de futuro, which he would not presently compass, were it in his Power. We do not look for a sensual Paradise, but for a pure and blissful Estate, that is made up of Sinlesness and Purity; and therefore whoever hath set his Heart upon the Hopes of Christianity, the Vision of God, and Fruition of Christ, he must needs begin here, especially since God hath required Preparation: here we are to be made meet, seasoned and qualified, to accomplish the Months of our Purification, to prepare our selves more and more for these glorious Hopes.